Itzhuipeuhqui (MH886v)

Itzhuipeuhqui (MH886v)
Simplex Glyph

Glyph or Iconographic Image Description:

This black-line drawing of the simplex glyph for the personal name and possible occupation, Itzhuipeuh (perhaps “He Who Cuts With an Obsidian Knife”), is attested here as a man’s name. The glyph shows a horizontal, black, obsidian blade (itztli). Below the blade are small rectangular pieces that appear to be things that have been cut by the blade. The larger of the two has vertical stripes. The remaining verb, pehua (to begin, commence, start at) is not shown visually. Nor is the -qui suffix (one who does this thing).

Description, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Gloss Diplomatic Transcription:

Juā Itzhuipeuh

Gloss Normalization:

Juan Itzhuipeuh

Gloss Analysis, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Source Manuscript:

Huexotzinco, Matrícula de (MH)

Date of Manuscript:

1560

Creator's Location (and place coverage):

Huejotzingo, Puebla

Semantic Categories:

personal name

Writing Features:

simplex or element as logogram

Cultural Content & Iconography:

Gender (male)

Names (personal and/or theonym)

Occupations

Stones, Rocks, Lapidary, Masonry

Technology (all types), plus Tools

Cultural Content, Credit:

Jeff Haskett-Wood

Keywords:

obsidiana, navajas, cuchillos, cortar, comenzar, empezar, oficios, nombres de hombres

Glyph or Iconographic Image:

Relevant Nahuatl Dictionary Word(s):

itzhuipehua, to cut with an obsidian knife, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/itzhuipehua
itz(tli), obsidian blade, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/itztli
pehua, to begin, commence, start at, https://nahuatl.wired-humanities.org/content/pehua

Spanish Translation, Credit:

Stephanie Wood

Image Source:

Matrícula de Huexotzinco, folio 886v, World Digital Library, https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcwdl.wdl_15282/?sp=845&st=image.

Image Source, Rights:

This manuscript is hosted by the Library of Congress and the World Digital Library; used here with the Creative Commons, “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License” (CC-BY-NC-SAq 3.0).

Orthography:

"v" for u, uh, or hu

"z" for tz

Historical Contextualizing Image: